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scavenging |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scavenge Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scavenge Entailment of verb scavenge Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb scavenge 4 senses of scavenge Sense 1 scavenge => clean, make clean Sense 2 salvage, scavenge => gather, garner, collect, pull together Sense 3 scavenge => feed, grub, give Sense 4 scavenge, clean => remove, take take away withdraw Familiarity of verb scavenge scavenge used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scavenge Sense 1 scavenge => clean, make clean -------------- Sense 2 salvage, scavenge => gather, garner, collect, pull together -------------- Sense 3 scavenge => feed, grub, give -------------- Sense 4 scavenge, clean => remove, take take away withdraw -------------- Overview of verb scavenge The verb scavenge has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. scavenge -- (clean refuse from "Scavenge a street") 2. salvage, scavenge -- (collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food") 3. scavenge -- (feed on carrion or refuse; of some animals) 4. scavenge, clean -- (remove unwanted substances from as in chemistry) Overview of adj scavenging The adj scavenging has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) scavenging -- (searching for and salvaging anything useful from discarded material; "scavenging larvae") 2. scavenging -- (searching for and feeding on decaying matter; "scavenging hyenas and vultures") Antonyms of adj scavenging 2 senses of scavenging Sense 1 scavenging INDIRECT (VIA thrifty) -> wasteful Sense 2 scavenging INDIRECT (VIA gluttonous) -> abstemious Similarity of adj scavenging 2 senses of scavenging Sense 1 scavenging => thrifty (vs. wasteful) Sense 2 scavenging => gluttonous (vs. abstemious) Attributes of adj scavenging Familiarity of adj scavenging scavenging used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj scavenging scavenging Overview of verb scavenge The verb scavenge has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. scavenge -- (clean refuse from "Scavenge a street") 2. salvage, scavenge -- (collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food") 3. scavenge -- (feed on carrion or refuse; of some animals) 4. scavenge, clean -- (remove unwanted substances from as in chemistry) Overview of adj scavenging The adj scavenging has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) scavenging -- (searching for and salvaging anything useful from discarded material; "scavenging larvae") 2. scavenging -- (searching for and feeding on decaying matter; "scavenging hyenas and vultures")
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